Sourdough starter is used to make this Amish friendship cake. If you don’t have any, you can build some using the instructions and give them to your friends.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 2 9-inch loaf cakes |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 1 cup white sugar
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch loaf pans.
- Mix flour, sourdough starter, sugar, oil, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in chopped walnuts. Stir in baking soda and pour batter into the prepared pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Bananas, dates, or raisins can be added for variety.
- Dissolve 1/2 teaspoon yeast in 1 ounce warm water in a non-metal bowl. Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, 1 tablespoon white sugar, 1 tablespoon vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir with a non-metal spoon until creamy. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place for two days to ferment. It will become bubbly and have a sour odor. Do not place in the refrigerator.
- On days 2, 3, and 4: stir.
- On day 5: add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk; stir to combine.
- On days 6, 7, 8, and 9: stir.
- On day 10: add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk; stir to combine. Reserve 1 cup starter; pour the remaining starter, 1 cup each, into 3 containers to give away to friends if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 256 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 26 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 141 mg |
| Sugars | 11 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I agree with some others that it seems a bit dry but the flavor is good. I used pecans and 1/2 can of fruit cocktail in place of the suggested walnuts, banana slices and raisins. The best part is that it gave me a reason to visit my neighbors.
This is day 6 of starter. So far so good.
Very dry texture, but okay flavor. I’ll stick to my recipe for Amish Cinnamon Friendship Bread.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve made this and it’s never come out bad. In my opinion, it’s more like a pound cake. You can add just about any of your favorite things…raisins, chocolate chips and nuts are only a few suggestions. The pudding helps but I’ve left it out when I didn’t have any. It didn’t ruin it at all. And you can always freeze a cup of the “starter” for another time. I’ve done this before and the end result still came out fine. The fact that it makes 2 loaves, you can always share one.
Recipe is somewhat …what I remember. Turned out good….but I was confused as to the total amount of flour for the whole recipe…cake seemed to dense
Not what I remember. This recipe was very dry and that is with the addition of raisins.
Delicious in taste and so much fun to make and share!
I did a variation to this recipe and added a box of chocolate pudding. It was great. A moist cake. Froze easily also.
This is hard to rate, because it takes more than 1 day to complete…if you have the time and space it is a GRAT way to give to friends, and it is also, a great starter batter to make so many variations fo the cake….TASTE: it is WONDERFUL, and if there are young childern, it is fun to add the ingredients when they come home from school, and gives them a feeling of being a “BAKER” with PRIDE!! I use this around the holidays..
This is a fantastic cake! Aside from having to make the starter, this is an easy and quick cake to make.
This is a fun project to pass along to friends. The cake turns out great!
This makes delicious bread. I got raave reviews from family and friends. My children enjoyed helping me with the recipe and learning about measurements.